Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-01

AT dinner table conversation, while
here, Mrs. Stone, speaking of her daugh-
ters and her son, said humorously, 81
am not anxious about my daughters,
and know what influences surround
my son; but | am anxious about
my sons-in-law. If knew just
where to find them, should visit there
Immediately and see how they are
growing up"
MRS. STONES LECTURE CONTINUED.
The license scheme grows in the face
of those opposed to it, in this way. AT
a citizens meeting, Samaritan says:
81 move that we frame law that these
thieves are outlaws. If we can catch
them, we will keep them shut up where
they ought to be. We are all opposed
to these thieves. Another citizen rises
and says: "We must be practical. 1
move that we frame law that if these
thieves will give us ten or fifteen per
cent. of the profit, that we will give
them certificate and let them 90 on
with their work, and without this GER
tiiicate we declare them outlaws and
put them in prison.
They agree that they have always
stolen, that stealing will always go on,
and you may as well have half the
profit. They argue that the half loaf
offered us by the high license scheme is
better than no bread, even when we
know the half loaf is death to the con-
sumner.
They argue that we must toait till a0s
are educated TO obey The lac. If God
had waited until we had learned not to
kill, he might have waited forever, but
the law is an educator. The Lord did
not wait till We were educated up to a
certain standard, but ho said Thou
shalt not eat of that tree, cts, and at
tached penalty, and has not repealed
any of His laws. Thou shalt not kill, :"
is one of Gods first laws; but these men
would say, "Now. Lord, don't send
down that law, we are not ready for it. ."
Had these wise men of the nineteenth
century been there, they might have told
the Lord not to make it yet.
Study Gods plan. Gods plan of gov
erning the human family is to make
the laws, and punish those who disobey
These wise men of to-day say it's all
wrong. But Gods plan is to put law
on the right side and keep 1t there as an
educator.
Men engaged in liquor traffic, are rob-
bling us of home, happiness, money, ev-
cry earthly JOY and hope of heaven.
They have power to cast our
souls into hell. Their power has crept
into the Legislative halls. prosecuting
attorneys, judges and jurors When we
attempt to prosecute, we find them pull
ing wires, nominating, electing, defeat
ing and lifting their friends and col
leagues into office. We are living I'M
der this influence, and we ask these men
to enforce the law.
Ohio was a no-license state. No IL
cense is part of the constitution; the peo-
pie thought that meant prohibition. but
it meant free rum. The Ohio Legis-
lators' compromise was to submit pro-
hibition if they could also vote on IL
cense. The result was reported $4,000
for license. and $500 for prohibition.
Still 98, 900 has the controlling power in
the face of the $4,000 for prohibition.
They put license plank in one plat
form. They put taxation plank in the
other, which was tweedle-dee and twee-
dle-dum.
The w. c. t. U. managed an inYesti-
CATION of the vote. They secured the
tally sheets of the official count And
they found the official report showed
fraud in various counties in Ohio. We
want can honest ballot and fair count"
down in Mississippi, but we want also
an honest ballot and fair count in
Ohio. Some talk of voting for Mr.. Sher-
man for President next election. We
went to MIR. Sherman about these fraud
ulent reports, and he said, TOO bad,
I'm sorry" We want an honest ballot
and a fair count in Mr.. Sherman's stated
Everywhere we found fraud in report
ing that vote. We wanted to count the
vote, but were refused Even then, we
had 1923, 900 for prohibition and $4,000
for license. But the $4,000 control. 1t
is the influence of the thieves am after.
Are we going to submit TO this influence
of the thieves.
This much we admit for the liquor
men; they are not hypocritical. They
acknowledge their position. | have
liquor sellers prayer, given at citi-
zens' meeting in Cleveland. The peo-
pie had called meeting to consider the
closing Of saloons on the Sabbath. To
secure a general attendance of all
classes of people, the leaders decided
not to have prayer or other
Christian service in the meeting.
Immediately after this, the liquor
men called meeting, and
opened with prayer. 1t was good re-
buke to the Christians, but this was the
prayer read by the President of the
Cleveland Liquor League.
20. almighty dollar! Our acknowl-
edged governor and benefactor! We
desire to approach thee on this and every
other occasion with that reverence
which is due superior excellence, and
that regard which should ever be cher